Essano Rosehip Oil
Review
The extraction method of rosehip oil plays an important role in determining its efficacy. Cold pressing and not using heat during the process retain most of the oil’s active nutrients. Essano uses cold pressing and mentions that it uses no heat during the process. So, a huge tick.
It is also important to mention here that it is not possible to standardise the benefits of facial oils. Where and how the plant was grown plays a crucial role in determining its benefits. Essano says 99.5% of its ingredients are obtained organically, which is a positive.
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Rosehip oil forms a thin layer on the skin and prevents the loss of hydration through evaporation. It does not add any additional hydration to the skin but helps retain it.
Acai oil, the second ingredient in this product, also helps retain skin’s hydration.
Rosehip oil contains various ingredients with antioxidant properties. Antioxidants neutralise nasty molecules found on the skin called free radicals. Free radicals are formed almost daily on our skin. They harm the good cells and thus age our skin.
Any ingredient with good antioxidant properties can also reduce the chances of pigmentation on the skin. This includes rosehip oil, which is also used in this product.
Acai oil and Vitamin E, the other two ingredients in this product, also have good antioxidant properties.
Rosehip oil contains a small amount of all-trans-retinoic acid, which helps produce new cells. More new cells in the skin mean old cells are forced to fall off and be replaced by new cells, which results in a brightening effect on the skin. This also removes the pigmentation that some of these old cells carry inside them. All-trans-retinoic acid also boosts the production of collagen, a protein in the skin. More collagen means reduced fine lines.
Rosehip oil is non-greasy. It can also be used as a primer below your makeup.
Keep points to remember
If you are after a pure rosehip oil product, this might not be the one for you. It has two other ingredients, and Essano does not give the percentages of composition. We know rosehip oil has the highest concentration out of the three, but we don’t know how much.
The above point is not necessarily a disadvantage but something to be aware of.
Rosehip oil doesn’t specialise in any of its benefits. Meaning it is not categorised as a pigment fighting ingredient or an acne fighting ingredient or anti-ageing ingredient. If you are after a product which specialises in these benefits, then this is not the product for you. If you are after a moisturising facial oil which has some added benefits then this can help. Also, remember that this cannot replace your regular moisturiser.
This is a good facial oil to use, as long as you are aware that it offers multiple benefits in small quantities but does not specialise in any – and that’s okay 🙂
How to use the product?
It is safer to use facial oils at nighttime. There is a possibility that facial oils can dilute your sunscreen. Sunscreen is a must in the daytime. So, safer to use oils in the nighttime.
Cleanse your face. If you are planning on using serums, apply them and use rosehip oil as your final step. You can also apply skincare products that have a texture heavier than rosehip oil on top of rosehip oil.
Ingredient 1 – Rosehip Oil
Function: Emollient, Antioxidant
It is extracted from the seeds of a plant called rose canina.
It adds a thin layer on top of the skin and thus reduces the evaporation of water from skin’s surface. This keeps the skin hydrated.
It feels light and doesnot have the heavy feel that some oils can have.
It also helps in neutralising nasty free radicals found on the skin. These nasty molecules age the skin. By helping neutralise them, it contributes towards the well-ageing of skin.
It also increases the production of new cells. New cells replace the old cells and this results in a brightening effect on the skin.
Ingredient 2 – Euterpe Oleracea (Acai) Pulp Oil
Function: Emollient, Antioxidant
It is extracted from the pulp of acai berries.
It adds a thin layer on top of the skin and thus reduces the evaporation of water from skin’s surface. This keeps the skin hydrated.
It also helps in neutralising nasty free radicals found on the skin. These nasty molecules age the skin. By helping neutralise them, it contributes towards the well-ageing of skin.
Ingredient 3 – Tocopherol Acetate (Vitamin E)
Function: Antioxidant, Stabiliser
An antioxidant fights nasty particles on the skin called free radicals. Free radicals age the skin by damaging the good cells.
Tocopheryl Acetate also protects the formula of the product from degradation. So at the low amount it is being used here, it could be used mainly to protect the product from degradation.
